It is now in the district of King's Lynn called Gaywood and here the river runs alongside River Lane before it dog-legs west towards the town centre along Swan Lane.

Other districts of King's Lynn include the town centre, North Lynn, South Lynn, and Gaywood.

For the general elections from 1997 to 2005 North West Norfolk consisted of 30 wards from the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

For local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Since 1974, the parish has formed part of the non-metropolitan district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

The parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Today the area covered by the old rural district is within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

The village forms part of the civil parish of Sandringham, which is in turn part of the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

The road follows an embankment close to the edge of The Wash, and at Walpole Cross Keys it enters Norfolk and the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.